Tartan Forename

2,036,353rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Tartan Forename Definition:

Tar'-tan, that searches the gift of the turtle. An officer of Sennacherib. 2 Kings xviii. 17.

Tartan Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-71:51,790,997317,178
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Russia
100%
11:144,233,704184,271
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222

Tartan (1,359) may also be a surname.

Tartan Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tar'-tan, that searches the gift of the turtle. An officer of Sennacherib. 2 Kings xviii. 17.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: release the dragon.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: Commander-in-chief. (Assyrian) Army commander.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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